Lubbock teenager in custody after fatal New Mexico crash

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Lubbock teenager in custody after fatal New Mexico crash

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A suspect from Lubbock is in custody after a fatal crash in Portales, New Mexico, according to police.

Investigators say Jerry Nale, 18, turned himself in at Lubbock Police Department.

Portales police report Nale was driving a vehicle officers were chasing on March 29. The vehicle reportedly rolled, ejecting Nale and 16 year-old Trinity Jackson.

Jackson died later at the hospital. Another teenage passenger was not seriously hurt.

Nale is being held on a New Mexico warrant for charges including aggravated fleeing a law enforcement officer and homicide by motor vehicle. 

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